Answer to Question #269036 in Electrical Engineering for steve

Question

A 120Vrms 60Hz source supplies four loads connected in parallel as shown

below

Load 1: 150 kVA, at 0.8 pf leading

Load 2: 100 kVA, at unity pf

Load 3: 200 kVA, at 0.6pf lagging

Load 4: 80kW and 95kVAR (inductive)

Find

a) Power Factor

b) Calculate the value of capacitance/inductance connected in parallel

that will raise the power factor to unity

Answer 1

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